See the release notes and the readme.txt file for installation instructions, supported hardware, what's new, bug fixes, and known issues. I have Windows 2012 R2 - This is what I did in command prompt from the extracted dell files on windows:

I ran the intel firmware tool over my cards that have 16.5.0 firmware and it shows no new firmware from either the 17 series firmware or 18 series firmware. This software may also apply to Intel® Ethernet Controllers. Support for built-in network connections is provided by the system or board manufacturer. License. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Intel grants to You, for the Term, a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable, revocable, worldwide, fully paid-up license under Intel’s intellectual property rights in the Materials, without the right to sublicense, to use the Materials in the development of Your Products, including modifying Materials delivered as source code, and distributing the Materials, including Your modifications, in object form, embedded in or for execution on Your Product and under terms and conditions consistent with Your rights and obligations under this Agreement. You may disclose the Materials to Your subcontractor for its work on Your Products under an agreement preventing the subcontractor from disclosing the Materials to others. Intel ® Ethernet X52010 Gigabit DA2 provides the easiest, most reliable, and most cost-effective way to connect servers to iSCSI SANs. N/A UEFI,PXE,iSCSI,FCOE -------It's the same whether I attempt to upgrade to 18.5, 19.5, or 20.4.1.

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